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THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NO. 94-172
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being a by-law to amend By-law
No. 84-68 respecting the duties
of the Municipality of Clarington's
Fire Department
\VHEREAS Council considers it to be expedient to extend the duties of the Municipality of
Clarington's Fire Department to include certain land based water rescue and water rescue.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF
THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON AS FOLLOWS:
1. Section 8 of By-law No. 84-68 being a by-law to provide for the establishment and
regulation of a Fire Department for the Municipality of Clarington is amended by:
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renumbering Section 8(u) as Section 8(v);
(b)
deleting from renumbered Section 8(v)(i) the word "and" as it appears after
the words "fire prevention", and adding the words "land based water rescue
and water rescue" after the words "fire suppression" in renumbered Section
8(v)(i); and
(c)
adding a new Section 8(u) as follows:
(u) undertake the following:
(i) land based water rescue in the Municipality of a person where
the rescuer is tied or secured to the shore or bank of the creek,
river, pond or marsh in question, and
(ii) water rescue in the Municipality of a person in where the
rescuer effects or attempts to effect a rescue on a creek, river,
pond or marsh using a boat or vessel,
provided that neither a land based water rescue or a water rescue shall
be attempted by the Chief or a member of a Division on any part of
Lake Ontario including a part which includes a portion of the mouth
of a creek or river draining into Lake Ontario located in Lake Ontario
beyond the projection of the high water line of Lake Ontario at the
time at which the particular land based water rescue or water rescue
takes place.
2. This By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day on which it is enacted
by Council.
BY-LAW read a first and second time this 24th day of October, 1994.
BY-LAW read a third time and finaHy passed this 24th day of October, 1994.
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Mayor